The original and translated versions of Wang Yangming's chronicle are as follows:

1472 Xianzong Chenghua was born in Ruiyun Building near Longquan Mountain in Yuyao County, Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province on September 30th. Mr. Wang's mother was pregnant 14 months, and Mr. Wang was born in the dream of his grandmother, Cen, "a fairy driving a lucky cloud to send her son". Grandfather Zhu Xuanweng, Mr. Mingyun.

1473 Chenghua nine years, two years old, from Yuyao.

1474 Wu Jia, three years old, was born in Yuyao. Without babbling, parents are in a hurry. Grandpa Zhu Xuanweng (142 1- 1490, Wang Lun, whose real name is) firmly believes that "noble people talk late".

1475 Chenghua eleven years, four years old, Yuyao people.

1476 Shen Bing, five years old, from Yuyao, has been in Chenghua for twelve years, and still hasn't spoken. A monk said, "What a good boy. What a pity." . Mr. Zhu Xuanweng changed his name to "Shouren", which means that he can recite the books that Zhu Xuanweng has read.

1477 Ding You, six years old, was born in Yuyao.

1478 Chenghua, a seven-year-old Yuyao native, was addicted to China chess. Mother objected and threw the chess into the river in a rage. Mr. Wang wrote a poem "Crying Chess".

1479 Chenghua Jihai fifteen years, eight years old, Yuyao people.

1480 Chenghua is a sixteen-year-old boxer, nine years old, from Yuyao.

148 1 Xin Chou, a 17-year-old from Yuyao. Father Longshan Wang Huazhong was the top scholar and entered the capital.

1482 In the eighteenth year of Chenghua, Ren Yin was eleven years old and entered Beijing. Zhu Xuanweng was welcomed by Longshan Gong and took her husband to Beijing. Passing through Jinshan Temple, Mr. Wang wrote poems such as Crossing Jinshan Temple and Covering the Moon House.

1483 Chenghua was nineteen years old and twelve years old, and he was the capital. Ask the teacher: What is the first thing in life? The teacher said: reading comes first, and so does your father. Mr. Wang said: I'm afraid not. Read and become a saint.

1484 Chen Jia, twenty years of Chenghua, thirteen years old, capital. Zheng, the biological mother, died, and Mr. Wang kept filial piety for his mother for three years. Mr. Wang lamented that life was limited, which laid the foundation for Mr. Wang's later cultivation of immortality. Shouren's "Trapped Birds" outsmarted his stepmother, forcing her stepmother to change her attitude greatly.

1485 Chenghua was twenty-one years old, and Yisi was fourteen years old.

1486 bingwu, twenty-two years of Chenghua, fifteen years old, the capital. Mr. Wang left Juyongguan (now Changping District, Beijing), rode and shot Hu Er, paid tribute to the ancient battlefield, remembered his ancestors Yu Qian, and had the ambition to travel all over the world. A month after I came back, I dreamed of visiting General Fu Bo's Ma Yuan Temple.

Ding Wei, 16, is the capital. Mr. Wang was deeply touched by current events and tried to write to the emperor many times, but his father Longshan stopped him.

1488 in the first year of Hongzhi, Xiaozong 17 years old, Hongdu Wu Shen. In July, he married Zhu in Hongdu (now Nanchang), Jiangxi. Zhu's name is Yun, a native of Yuyao, Zhejiang Province. His father Zhu Yang and then Jiangxi Minister of Political Affairs attended the meeting. On my wedding day, I accidentally entered the Tiezhu Palace and sat opposite the Taoist priest, forgetting to come back. During my wedding, I devoted myself to calligraphy and made great progress in calligraphy.

1489, Hongzhi 18 years old, living in Jiangxi, his teacher began to admire the sacred school. In December, I returned to Yuyao with my wife, took a boat to Guangxin (now Shangrao, Jiangxi), met Lou Liang (No.1 Zhai), a master of Neo-Confucianism, and believed that "saints can learn." Change your lively personality and become a saint seriously.

1490 Geng Xu Hongzhi lived for three years, 19 years old, from Yuyao. Instructed by my teacher, I read through Zhu's works and thought that "everything is fine inside and outside, and every grass and tree feels." Gezhu seven days, fruitless, suffering from cough. That year, Zhu Xuanweng died in Beijing, and Wang Hua helped Zhu Xuanweng's coffin return to Yuyao, where he had been worried for three years. Longshan Gong instructed his brother Wang Mian and others to give lectures and analyze righteousness for Shouren, and Mr. Longshan made great progress in his studies.

149 1 Hongzhi four years Xinhai, twenty years old, from Yuyao. The Wangs moved (now Wangya Lane 19, Yuecheng District, Shaoxing, Zhejiang), and the former residence of Yuyao was Qian's residence.

Hongzhi five years 1492, Renzi is twenty-one years old and is in Yuecheng. Qiu Wei, Hangzhou, Zhejiang after having obtained the provincial examination. Sun Sui and Hu Shining held the same position, and later Ning Wang rebelled. "Three people make things easy." . My father, Hua Ding, returned to Beijing after his grief expired.

1493, Hongzhi was twenty-two years old. Chunwei, the capital city, will do its best. He recorded Li Dongyang's script and said, "When you come to be the top scholar, try to write" Fu for the top scholar ". Mr. Wang flicked his pen. There is a taboo to say: if this son takes the first place, he will look down on me. Back in Yuyao, the poetry club was in Longquan Mountain Temple, and the game became attached to poetry.

1494 Jia Yin Hongzhi was seven years old and twenty-three years old. Longquan Poetry Society has absorbed many local intellectuals, the old and the new.

In the eighth year of Hongzhi 1495, Mao Yi crossed the city at the age of 24.

25-year-old Chen Bing is the capital. Spring Wei, suppressed by taboos, will try again. Sir: You are ashamed of not being the first, and I am ashamed of not being the first to be tempted. That year, Qian Dehong (1496— 1574) was born in Ruiyun Building in Yuyao, and later wrote the story of Ruiyun Building.

1497 Hongzhi is 26 years old. Staying in the capital is a top priority. He studied the art of war hard, took Stonehenge as a play, and wanted to become a saint by virtue of his talent as a hero, but he was ridiculed by Zhao Kuo as an "armchair strategist" with no stage for display.

1498 Hongzhi eleven years, 27 years old, for the capital. Accept the reality, set up the ambition to explore Neo-Confucianism, study Zhu's Four Books, and strive for perfection in order, but my mind will eventually split in physics. Occasionally, I listen to Taoist priests talking about health preservation and have the idea of leaving the world to the mountains.

1499 Hongzhi has been dead 12 years, 28 years old, and is the capital. Chun Wei came second in the exam, was born as a scholar in the palace, and ranked seventh in Dimethyl (the tenth in the country), and the second17 was Wu. Make friends with Li Mengyang and the other seven sons. In autumn, an imperial envoy built the tomb of Wang Yue of Weiningbo, and when it was completed, he presented the sword of Weiningbo to Mr. Wang, which was in line with his dream and accepted it gladly. That year, due to the "test case", Tang Bohu got the last place and was not allowed to be an official.

1500, Hongzhi was thirteen years old, and Geng Shen was twenty-nine years old. In the capital, he served as the director of the Yunnan Qing official department of the Ministry of Punishment, and wrote the book "Doing Border Affairs".

150 1 Hongzhi fourteen years, thirty-year-old heart has been in Beijing. He was ordered to go to Zhili, Huai 'an and other places to try and convict heavy prisoners and rehabilitate many unjust cases. Visit Jiuhua Mountain, go in and out of Buddhist temples, and do Jiuhua Mountain Fu.

1502, Hongzhi was thirty-one years old in the fifteenth year. I resumed my life in May and went to Yuecheng for illness in August. He built a room to meet the needs of Yangming Mountain, sat quietly to guide, and could be a prophet. Later, because of spiritual reasons, he could not become a saint. Since the name "Yang" came into being, people have called it "Mr. Yang Ming". That year, Mr. Wang gradually understood the right and wrong of the two.

1503, Hongzhi was sixteen years old. Come to Hangzhou West Lake to recuperate and persuade monks who have been closed for three years to return to their hometown to be filial to their mothers.

1504 Jia Zi, 33 years old, founded the capital in the seventeenth year of Hongzhi. In autumn, I took the Shandong Province exam, wrote the Shandong Province exam record, visited the Confucius Temple and climbed Mount Tai. In September, I changed the Ministry of War soldiers to be elected as the competent officer (positive six products). That year, Mu Konghui (1479 ~ 1539, now from Liaocheng, Shandong) solved the problem.

1505, in the eighteenth year of Hongzhi, Yi Chou was thirty-four years old and was the capital. Open the door to teach students. Make friends with Zhan Ruoshui (1466 ~ 1560, a native of Ganquan, from Zengcheng, Guangzhou), and advocate sacred learning. Later, Ruoshui wrote an epitaph for Yangming.

1506, Wu Zong Zheng Deyuan, Bing Yin, 35 years old, was the capital, and Xu Ai was an apprentice. In February, Mr. Liu Jin, who was in charge of power, was appointed as a senior official in Nanjing, Dai was imprisoned, served as an official in the court for 40 years, and was exiled to Longchang Post in Xiuwen, Guizhou. Father Hua was transferred to Nanjing official department.

1507 In two years, 36-year-old Ding Mao went south to see Chen, and Liu Jin sent an assassin to kill him. When he arrived at the Qiantang River, he lied that he would throw himself into the river, cross Wuyishan, and go to Nanjing to visit his father, who was then the official minister of Nanjing. In December, he returned to Yuecheng and officially accepted Xu Ai as the chief disciple.

Zheng De is thirty-seven years old. In spring, I went to Longchang in xiuwen county, Guizhou, where I received many apprentices, including Ji (1482- 152 1). Dawu realized that "the sage's way is self-sufficient, and those who seek truth from facts are also wrong", which is called "Longchang's enlightenment" in history. Long Chang's works Lost Travels and Xiang Ci Ji were included in The Views of Ancient China People.

1509 Zheng De is four years old, 38 years old, from Guiyang. Invited by Xi Shu, assistant consultant of the Association for the Promotion of Learning, he gave a lecture at Civilization College, and the purpose of "knowing and doing as one" was fully revealed.

15 10 Zheng Dewu Geng Wu, 39 years old. Liu Zhu, in March, was appointed as the magistrate of Luling County, Jiangxi Province, and taught people to sit still when passing through Chenzhou and Changzhou. In November, he entered Beijing, lived in Daxing Longsi, and joined Ruoshui and Huang Wan (1477- 155 1) in the * * school, with the word Zongxian, whose name is Jiu 'an, from Donghuangren, Huangyan County, Zhejiang Province, an official of Nanjing Ministry of Rites, and a bachelor of Hanlin. 1February, promoted to the position of Director of the Department of Clearing Officials in Nanjing, Sichuan.

15 1 1 year Zheng De was forty years old in Xin Wei, the capital. In the first month, the official department was transferred for inspection, and the official department was sealed. In February, I will try with the examiner. 10, I was promoted to literary anthology.

15 12 Ren Shen, 4 1 year old, served as the capital of Zhengde for seven years. In March, he was promoted to be a doctor, and dozens of people including Mu Konghui, Huang Wan and Xu Ai received the same course. The lecture was recorded by Xu Ai and named Biography. /kloc-in October/February, he was promoted to Shao Qing of Taibu Temple in Nanjing and went to Nanjing to return to the province. Xu Aisheng was promoted to Foreign Minister of Nanjing Ministry of Industry and returned to Yuecheng with her husband.

15 13 Zheng De is 42 years old and returned to Yuecheng in February. From October to Chuzhou, he served as Governor Ma Zheng. I have nothing to do but wander around with my master every day. New and old students gathered in Chuzhou to teach people to sit quietly and enter the Tao.

15 14 Zheng De is nine years old and 43 years old. In April, he was promoted to secretary of Nanjing Split Temple. In May, he went to Nanjing to teach people to "keep righteousness and put aside selfish desires".

15 15 Yi Hai, 44 years old, has been in Zhengde for ten years and is the capital. Please go home if you are in trouble. It is not allowed. In August, I wrote "Advising and Meeting Buddha", which set off the shortcomings of Buddhist thought with the profoundness of Confucianism. Li Zhengxian was adopted at the age of eight.

15 16 bingzi, 45 years old, lived in Nanjing for eleven years. In September, recommended by Wang Qiongte, Minister of War, he was promoted to Zuo Shu, an imperial consultant of Douchayuan, and Zhang Ting, the governor of Nangan. /kloc-in October, I went back to Yuecheng to visit my grandma and dad. My grandmother Tseng is 97 years old.

Zheng De was twelve years old and Ding Chou was forty-six years old. Arrive in Jiangxi in the first month, set Zhangjiakou in February, and station troops in Shanghang in April. In May, Pinghe County, Fujian Province was established. In June, the salt-dredging method was adopted, and in September, the military affairs in Zhang Ting and other places were awarded to the prefect, and the flag card was obtained, which was cheap. 10 month, balanced water, port and other places played ten cards. Since then, Wu He has been fighting side by side. Divided into classes in December, and hit Chongyi County, Jiangxi Province in leap December.

15 18 Ye Zheng is a 13-year-old Wuyin, 47 years old. On the third day of the first month, begging for officials in March is not allowed. They leveled Tai Mo Shan and Liantou, and moved to work in April, establishing social science and educating local people along the way. May was held in peace county, Guangdong. One year and three months later, the refugee riots in four provinces that had been harmful for many years were put down by Mr. Yang Ming. In June, he was promoted to the right deputy of Duchayuan, hereditary. I was forgiven and not allowed. In July, the ancient editions of "University" and "Zhu's Last Opinions in His Later Years" were engraved. In August, Xue Kan, the master, carved the Sutra of Practice in Ganzhou. In September, Lianxi Academy was completed, and scholars from all directions gathered here. Mr. Xu loves death and cries for it. 1 1 month, please dredge the salt method again.

15 19 Zheng de 14 years old, 48 years old, living in Jiangxi. In June, he was ordered to investigate the Fujian Uprising Army and went to Fengcheng. When he heard that Wang Zhu had rebelled, he returned to Ji 'an, where he rose up and suppressed Wang's rebellion. Only on the 43rd, the rebellion was declared a failure, and Mr. Wang was buried (Lou Suzhen, Princess Ning, Mr. Wang's youngest daughter, always advised not to rebel). In August, Wu Zongnan went down to fight with eunuchs Zhong Zhang and Xu Taiqun who came to rob you of your rights. Grandmother CenShi died, begging for service road for burial, not allowed.

1520 Zheng De was fifteen years old and Chen Geng was forty-nine. Wang Gen voted for Taizhou School. Yang Ming said that when dealing with the difficulties of eunuchs, he was guided by his conscience. In December, Wu Zongjia returned to the palace.

152 1 year Xin Ji, fifty years old, was born in Jiangxi. In the first month, living in Nanchang, the teaching of "to conscience" was revealed. In March, Zheng De collapsed. When Sejong Jiajing came to power, Yuan Heng in Hebei Province was tortured by a group of petty criminals and was released from prison for a few days. In May, people gathered in Bailudong. In June, he was promoted to Nanjing Ministry of War History. Back to Yuecheng in August and back to Yuyao's hometown in September. I visited Ruiyun Building and Qian Dehong. In December, he returned to Yuecheng to celebrate his father Wang Hua's birthday, named "Xinjian Bo", and joined Dr. Guanglu and other countries as the minister of war in Beijing.

1522 The first year of Jiajing in Renwu Shizong. Fifty-one years old, Yin Shan. In the first month, I was knighted. In February, my father Wang Hua died at the age of 77. Yang Tinghe's will suggested that Wang Xue be forbidden.

1523 Guiwei Jiajing was 52 years old and was born in Yinshan. From scholars. Gui Er, the head of Nanjing punishments department, was favored by the gift. In September, Longshan was reburied at Tianzhu Peak, and Mrs. Zheng was reburied at Xushan.

1524 jiajing three years Shen Jia, 53 years old. In the first month of Yin Shan, the master made progress day by day, and Nanda Jibai entered. He served in the court in April, and the court has many referees. Some people ask questions with big gifts and don't answer them. Mid-Autumn Festival in August, the banquet was held in Tianquan Bridge, with unprecedented pomp. In October, Nantucket continued to engrave Biography, adding five volumes.

1525 jiajing four years yiyou, 54 years old, Yinshan. In the first month, Mrs. Zhu Yun died of illness and was buried in Xushan in April. At the invitation of Nan Daji, a disciple of Shaoxing magistrate, he wrote "The Pavilion of Respect for Classics" for Zhang Shan Academy, and included it in "The View of Ancient Chinese Literature". In June, Xi Shu, Minister of Rites, recommended Xi Shu to join the cabinet, but it was not passed. In September, I returned to Zuyi, Yuyao, and Master was in Zhongtian Pavilion in Longquan Mountain. He decided to teach at Zhongtian Pavilion four times a month. In October, Yangming Academy was built in Yuecheng.

1526 Xu Bing, aged 55, teaches psychology systematically in Shaoxing. Seven years later, in November, after Zhang gave birth to Zheng Cong, Huang Wan changed her name to Zheng Yi to protect orphans and young children. 12, writing "On Yin-pity" for "Yin-pity Society".

1527 Ding Hai, 56 years old, was born in Yinshan. May Zuodu Imperial Court, Sien and Tianzhou be ordered. In September, he went to Sien and Tianzhou in Guangxi. On the eve of departure, Tianquan Bridge went to Shanghai Road, and established a four-sentence teaching method of good and evil with Qian Dehong and Wang Ji, which is called "Tianquan's way to verify". /kloc-went to Wuzhou, Guangxi in October and February to open a room for discussion. 1February, served as governor of Guangdong and Guangxi.

1528 Wuzi Jiajing lived in Wuzhou for seven years, aged 57. In February, the Xitian rebellion was put down, and then the school was established to appease Xinmin. In July, Bazhai was broken and Tengxia was broken. In September, Feng Enfeng was granted permission to go to Guangzhou to reward Sitian. In October, he was seriously ill and asked for help. He was held down by laurel calyx. During this period, I visited Fubo Temple and paid homage to Zengcheng Ancestral Temple.

In November, I left for home, and died on the boat at Qinglongpu Wharf, Dayu County, Nan 'an District, Jiangxi Province at around 9: 00 on the 29th (A.D. 1529 65438+ 8: 00 on October 9th), at the age of 57. Accompanied by my master Zhou Ji and others, I left my last words: "This heart is bright, so what can I say?"

1530 in November of the ninth year of Jiajing, the soul returned to Hongxi (now Lanting) in Shaoxing, Zhejiang, and heaven wept for it. Hongxi is thirty miles away from Yuecheng, which was chosen by Mr. Wang himself.

1In May of the first year of 567, Mr. Ding Mao was commissioned to build a new Hou, and he was an official forever, truly shining in the thousand-year history.

In the 12th year of Wanli (1584), Mr. Wang was enshrined in Confucius Temple, and the 58th place was in the east of Confucius Temple. Mr. Li is a "true fairy".